hour. and a sad update on a uc davis student who has been missing for more than a month. . good morning, everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, september 8th. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. cool start to the weekend. let's check the forecast with rosemary. >> good morning to you. for most, it is going to be another nice day. we are waking up a little cool. patchy clouds reaching across the bay this morning. the afternoon seabreeze will be with us. our high for today, 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay, 90s for the hottest spots. i'll show you the numbers outside your door at this hour and what you can expect for the afternoon, coming up. two children kidnapped by their father have been rescued, after spending three days on a stolen yacht. ktvus allie rasmus is live in alameda, where their father stole the boat and took them out to sea. >> reporter: that's right. the boat used in this apparent child abduction was stolen from

this harbor, bolina bay in alameda. this is video of the mother and her two kids, being driven back to safety by san francisco police. the children's father, 42-year-old christopher maffei is accused of kidnapping the two children from their mother's south san francisco home earlier this week. he then stole this boat from the alameda harbor and took off with his two small children on board heading south. last night around 7:30, u.s. coastguard, police and even the fbi were involved in the search and were able to locate the boat off the coast near monterrey. authorities say they had to approach maffei very carefully because they weren't sure how the father would react. >> we asked him -- we wanted to provide him with water and a radio so that we could, so that we could have a conversation with him. and at that point, he said that he was willing to help us in any way that he could and we asked if we could put a boarding team on board. and he said that would be fine. >> reporter: at that point,

police were able to board the boat and rescue the two children. coastguard commander don montoro says maffei was cooperative and did not resist arrest. no one was hurt in the rescue operation. maffei was taken into custody, where he could face kidnapping and theft charges. back here live at the bay, we don't know at what point the boat involved in the kidnapping will be brought back here and returned to the owner. we're told it is still in monterrey at the coastguard station there, being impounded as evidence. live in alameda, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. vice presidential nominee paul ryan is in danville right now, getting ready for his first campaign event starting in about an hour. ryan is attending a breakfast fund-raiser. tickets for the event cost $1000 with club mitt members asked to pay 5000. later this afternoon, he'll head over to google headquarters where he'll do an online hangout

with campaign offices in wisconsin, virginia and florida. campaign democrats are surprised to see ryan in, quote, democratic country, so soon after the democratic convention. yesterday, republican presidential candidate mitt romney told supporters how disappointed he was in president obama's speech at the convention. at a rally in new hampshire, romney discussed the obama administration and what he called the failed economic policies of the last few years. he said president obama made nothing but more empty promises during his speech. well, today, president obama is in florida for a two-day bus tour, but earlier this morning, he took a break from the campaign trail to discuss this week's somber anniversary of september 11th. >> we are one american family. we look out for each other. not just on the difficult days, but every day. 11 years later, that's the legacy of 9/11, the ability to say with confidence that no adversary and no act of terrorism can change who we are.

>> president obama is going to mark the anniversary with a series of events in and near washington, dc. it will begin with a moment of silence on the white house lawn. well, as the anniversary of september 11th approaches, americans say they feel safer now than in previous years. and many say they no longer wake up every morning fearing another terror attack. coming up at 7:17, one of the main reasons for this sense of security and what most people now think about extra airport security. a body found near the american river in sacramento has been identified as that of a missing uc davis student. linnea lomax has been missing for 10 weeks. a search team found the 19-year-old's remains yesterday morning in a wooded area near glenn hall park, not far from where she was last seen at a counseling session. her parents say she suffered a mental breakdown while studying for finals. exactly how she died is still under investigation. friends of a missing cal

polystudent are heading to chico today, joining the search for brett olson. the 20-year-old from the bay area vanished on sunday after tubing on the sacramento river with friends from chico state. he was last seen at beer can beach. olson's father says he is an experienced swimmer and a certified lifeguard. >> i think he's alive. i don't, i don't know the circumstances and that's what we're trying to find out. >> we're just hoping that he's out there safe and sound and we're going to bring him home. [ cheers & applause ] >> olson's friends spread word about his disappearance at a football game at his hometown of lafayette yesterday. they also held a fund-raiser at casa burrito, where olson worked. there is also a facebook page dedicated to finding olson. an 18-year-old brentwood man was shot last night at a well known pittsburgh park, just after 6:00 p.m. at buchanon park.

police say the victim was with a group of people that was approached by at least two other males. police say words were exchanged. then one person pulled out a gun and fired into the victim's back. officers say they believe the victim and the suspect knew each other. there is still no word on the name or age of the victim. well, support is continuing to pour in for the family of california highway patrol officer kenyon youngstrom killed in the line of duty. the owners of this indoor trampoline park say they will donate all of tomorrow's proceeds to young strom's wife and four children. the 37-year-old died wednesday, one day after being shot during a traffic stop. the 100 club of contra costa county is also pledging help for the family and offers money, scholarships and support to the families of fallen peace officers and firefighters in the county. >> we're here for you, if you need anything, you call us, we'll be there. >> the 100 club has already handed the youngstrom family $15,000. other businesses in the community say they plan to help

the family by holding a silent auction. two wildfires continue to grow this morning. the fires have burned 17,000 acres, burning near the town of williams. an indian reservation has been evacuated as the fire continues to threaten more than 20 homes. crews are working to contain the fire, but heat is not working in their favor. it is 35% contained right now. firefighters in southern california continue to make progress on a wildfire burning in the san gabriel mountains north of los angeles, but people are being advised to stay away for another weekend. the fire forced closures over the labor day weekend and right now it is 78% contained. the fire has burned nearly 4200 acres. twelve firefighters have suffered minor injuries. walking out to the car this morning, definitely crisp out there. almost feels that someone flipped a switch and said fall, here we go. >> feeling like it, right? >> yeah. >> the nights are a little

longer, mornings a little cooler. slipping into the 40s for north bay valley locations. most of us in the 50s. mostly clear skies over most of the region, although just a few fingers of fog drifting across the bay, into the east bay. oakland, hayward reporting partly to mostly cloudy skies. but beautiful look at the sunrise there. we will be mostly clear. today, a near repeat of what we felt yesterday. hopefully you enjoyed your yesterday and the weather a lot like what we felt. 15 miles per hour right now at sfo, 18 in fairfield. the onshore breeze was a little stronger through fairfield early this morning, has backed off just a little bit. 57 degrees fairfield, 59 at antioch, 56 in livermore. widespread 50s around the bay. this is where we're talking about, slipping into the upper 40s in some of our valley spots, right along the north bay stretch. but santa rosa, seeing a rebound, 52 at this hour, slipping back into the upper 40s earlier this morning. low pressure off the coast, going to continue the onshore

breeze. it will be with us for the afternoon. a ridge of high pressure to the east. and we are nestled in between, bringing us seasonal temperatures for your saturday. mostly clear skies, similar temps. onshore breeze with us for the afternoon. good air quality. overall, a good looking day. your afternoon out at the ball field, giants will host the dodgers once again. 62 degrees, mostly sunny skies and game time right at 105. forecast highs for today, 79 for santa rosa, 78 for movado, upper 60s in sausalito near the water. upper 60s, near 70, oakland, san leandro. mid-80s to upper 80s for inland east bay. 84 for concord. 87 in pittsburg. 95 for the hot spot in brentwood. 79 santa clara. low 80s los gatos. along the peninsula for your afternoon, 76 redwood city, 76 palo alto. mid-60s in the city. low to mid-60s right along the

coast from pacifica down into half moon bay. your extended forecast, tomorrow will be cooler. clouds, a little thicker. monday, we rebound and temperatures soar back to the seasonal average by tuesday and wednesday. if you're headed to the beaches, northwesterly flow will be producing rip currents for some areas of monterrey bay. i'll take a look at that, coming up. well, social media threats against the president. the 16-year-old girl now in trouble for what she tweeted. the seven words that got the attention of the feds. >> and a new state law to prevent stadium violence. what venue operators will now be required to do to improve their response to problems. >> but first, let's take you outside. there is a live look at the east shore freeway this morning. things looking good right on that stretch of freeway, but the highway patrol is clearing an accident on westbound 80 near hilltop drive. there's reports of debris in the roadway. apparently at least six different vehicles hit that debris. they are all on the right shoulder, but you want to keep an eye out if you're headed in that direction. it is 7:11. you're watching mornings on 2.

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. good morning to you. a bird's eye view over lafayette this morning and the aren today area. mostly closer skies, a haze, air quality is good and a pleasant day in store. the contra costa county sheriff's department is looking for an 18-year-old man accused of shooting another teenager in bay point on thursday. daniel costano is wanted for the death of 17-year-old fernando martinez. investigators say gonzalez was sitting in a car near shore acres elementary school when he was shot and killed. the shooting prompt add shelter in place for that neighborhood that includes two schools and a day care. new york city police are investigating the death of a store clerk who was accidentally shot and killed by one of their officers. the incident happened while police were responding to a robbery at the store yesterday.

officers say the 20-year-old man was fleeing from the suspects and ran right into an officer who fired his gun. all three of the alleged robbers were arrested. police say a love triangle is responsible for an explosive scare that ended with a man being taken off a plane at gunpoint. kenneth smith, jr. is accused of calling police and saying another man, christopher shell, was on board a plane with liquid explosives. the plane was ordered back to philadelphia and shell was removed. shell is the ex-boyfriend of smith's current girlfriend. police say smith was angry over a picture shell had posted of the woman on facebook. >> always in the wrong place at the wrong time and, i mean, it may not even have anything to do with him at all. seems like he gets in the middle of something. just, you know, ends up being chaotic. >> smith has been charged with conveying false information that interfered with aviation. if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

new this morning, at least six people are dead after a suicide bombing near nato headquarters. officials say five other people were seriously injured in the attack in central kabul. the attack happened as afghans honored the 11th anniversary of the death of ahmad masud, killed in an al-qaeda suicide bombing two days before the september 11th attacks and he was part of an alliance working to overthrow the taliban and al-qaeda. another man has been arrested in the murder of a border patrol agent, which touched off the operation fast and furious scandal. the man was caught in mexico and he is one of the five men charged with killing brian terry in a december 2010 shootout. guns found at that scene came from a gun smuggling ring that was being watched as part of operation fast & furious. the secret service is investigating a tweet from a 16-year-old girl considered a threat toward president obama. on thursday night, officers say alyssa douglas of ohio tweeted that someone needed to assassinate the president.

the tweet quickly went viral and was reported to the fbi and cia. a man in north carolina is now facing charges after he tweeted he was going to take the life of the president. well, as the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, most americans say they feel safer now compared to four years ago when president obama first took office. most of those polled say they no longer worry every day about another terror attack and that the additional security at airports has become a regular part of traveling. people also say they feel many terror networks have been impacted, especially with the death of osama bin laden. a display in west sacramento is honoring one of the worst terror attacks in u.s. history. at the corner of south river boulevard and jefferson are thousands of u.s. flags, one for each life lost on september 11th. john vinh sent put the display together and says the day impacted everyone across the country. >> i just think it's really important that people remember what happened that day and, you know, to realize that freedom

isn't free. >> he says the display is a place people can come to remember loved ones they lost or reflect on the day. he says he hopes his work is a reminder of th endurance of the american people. the muslim community is inviting americans to donate blood in honor of the victims this weekend. the muslim community of silicon valley is hosting the american red cross blood drive today in milpitas. it runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 this afternoon a that drive is part of the muslims for life campaign, a project aimed at serving the community and protecting the sanctity of life. the recent bankruptcy of the city of stockton is challenging the belief that employees are guaranteed their pension benefits. with stockton's recent chapter 9 filing, government employee pension payments are not a priority, or two bond insurance seem to think. the bond insurance companies demand that city tax dollars go to them first, to pay back city debt before the public pension system. stockton city officials are

saying municipal employees who have already suffered enough through pay cuts and layoffs. superior court judge in sacramento ruled yesterday that former governor arnold schwarzenegger did not break laws when he reduced the prison sentence of a colleague's son as one of his final acts in office. esteban nunez is the son of fabbian nunez. his sentence was reduced from 16 years to 7 years at schwarzenegger's request. the judge called the reduce to reduce the sentence repugnant, but says schwarzenegger had the authority under his executive powers. san mateo county's district attorney is joining a push for more executions at san quintin. executions have been put onrly n years now, over questions regarding the state's three drug execution effort. voters will decide whether to keep or abolish the death penalty through proposition 34. there is now a state law to help fan violence at pro sports

arenas. the governor signed a violence prevention bill yesterday. often, stadium security can respond to potentially violent situations faster than police who are dispatched through 911 calls. well, oakland's own boxing champion, andre ward, will defend his supermiddle weight belt tonight in oakland, in a match that is going to be broadcast worldwide. the fight's promotetors and hbo all agreed with ward's idea to have this internationally watched fight in oakland. ward told ktvu why he pushed to have the fight here. >> me fighting at home is as much for the fans as it is for me. it's a treat for the fans, something positive going on in the city. >> ward says he's proud the fight is bringing attention to oakland. the 28-year-old olympic gold medalist is undefeated. his opponent has the advantage in height, weight and reach, but ward says he's got what it takes

to win the fight at oracle arena tonight. why cullen jones is in the bay area today and who he is trying to help. >> and cleanup is getting under way this morning in oklahoma, after a deadly storm killed four, including three members of the same family. . good morning to you. we have another beautiful day in store for your saturday. outside the doors this morning, a bit of a cool start, a few patches of low clouds moving across the bay and into the east bay. a little bit of fog reported in santa rosa. we'll take a closer look at your neighborhood, coming up.

. emergency supplies are starting to arrive to areas of southern china where multiple earthquakes struck yesterday. 80 people are now confirmed dead and more than 100,000 were forced out of their homes. the government has set up 200 tents for shelter and sent food and drinking water to the disaster zones. the earthquakes range from a 4.8 to a 5.6 magnitude.

cleanup begins this morning after a deadly storm hits parts of oklahoma yesterday. four people died in that storm. one couple, along with their granddaughter, were killed after strong winds and rains ripped through the state, destroying their house. another person was killed when hurricane force winds flipped a semi truck onto a concrete barrier wall and pinned the driver inside for nearly 3 hours. a tour of damage in louisiana shows there's still a lot left to do, 10 days after hurricane isaac. highway 23 remains flooded in lower plaquemines parish. generators are being trucked in because electricity is still out. heavy equipment is moving debris from the storm surge and crews are hauling out hundreds of animal carcasses before mosquitoes begin swarming and spreading disease. the stench from the dead animals and piled-up trash is the latest ripple effect of hurricane isaac and it can be smelled across the city. mountains of garbage and storm debris are piled up along the city streets. the storm delayed trash pickup in many parts of the city.

new orleans hopes to be caught up with all the trash collection by tomorrow. time now, 7:24. if you're just waking up, good morning, and let's check in with rosemary to take a look at the forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. quite a beautiful start this morning. most of us waking up with mostly clear skies. disorganized marine layer crossing over the bay, into parts of the east bay this morning. santa rosa reporting a little fog that has developed and it's actually causing visibility issue. three quarters of a mile visibility in some cases through santa rosa. headed to the beach this weekend? well, a northwesterly flow will be capable of producing strong rip currents in areas of monterrey, right there along the bay. that will be through sunday. meanwhile, around the bay, temperatures in the 60s and mid-70s for some areas like fremont, redwood city, 76. 79 down into san jose. and as you get farther inland, it's going to feel pretty good. if you're still hoping for a little bit of summer that is left, 88 in antioch today.

86 in livermore. so it will be nice and warm for you this afternoon. the extended forecast, we will be cooling it down for tomorrow, but it won't last. numbers are going to bounce back into the upper 80s by tuesday and wednesday. back to you. cullen jones, the first african american world record swimmer, will hold free swimming lessons in san jose today. the event begins at 9:00 a.m. at the fair swim center. it is part of a national tour called make a splash, which focuses on teaching minority students how to swim. cullen jones is a two-time olympic medalist who won his last gold in london. well, you've watched some of their best performances in the olympic games. tonight, they will be taking the stage much closer to home. the kellogg's tour of gymnastics champions will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. at san jose at the hp pavillion. ticket prices range from $25 to $240. this is the first of 40 tour stops. your time now, 7:26. this morning, authorities are

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back at home, after a frightening ordeal out at sea, the happy reunion between a mother and her two young children. welcome back to mornings on 2, i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. two children kidnapped by their father and taken to sea for three days on a stolen i can't tell yacht are back with their mother this morning. the coast guard found the yacht off the monterey peninsula. crew members recovered the children and arrested christopher maffei. >> i'm glad to say it's come to a appearsful conclusion. there were no injuries and it was -- peaceful conclusion. it was resolved. >> we quickly got brook line off the boat and transferred her to the hospital.

>> christopher maffei abducted his children tuesday afternoon and drove them to alameda where he stole a yacht named unleashed and said off with the children. a fishing boat spotted the yacht and called the coast guard and they tracked that yacht until crews could get there by boat. police are working to identify the remains of a female body, the hiker reported seeing the remains yesterday morning off canyon road in the area of aromos. this is a half mile from highway 101. this the video of where that body was found. santa clara deputies are part of this investigation. they brought in a ci team to search the area around the body for additional evidence. detectives are considering the crime to be a homicide. they say the remains are not those of sierra lamar who has

been missing since march. volunteers in morgan hill continue to search for lamar. registration at burnett elementary school begins at 8 this morning. people 18 and older are asked to come help search for signs of the missing teenager. back in may 21-year-old torres was arrested for her kidnapping and murder. he has yet to enter a plea. san jose are looking for the carjackers who mowed down an elderly woman with her car. this is a surveillance video from august 25th which shows a man walking up to a gray suv in the shopping center at the silver creek road in east capital parkway area. he held a knife to the 70-year- old driver's throat, forced her out and hits her as he drives off. she fell and was hurt but is recovering. the suspect had a partner. both are african-american in their mid-20s and they were wearing dark clothing. we are getting a different

version of a fatal shooting. 21-year-old joe johnson talked to ktvu from his hospital bed in walnut creek. johnson said he and his friend 23-year-old mario were never a threat to police. police say romero got out of a car and got a gun from his waistband. >> he realized that he wasn't going to make it, so he wanted to protect me from the rest of the bullets entering me so i could still survive. >> police say the gun they saw turned out to be a pellet gun. johnson says none of that is true either and may have to investigate what really happened. >> tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the pipeline explosion. there will be a memorial to mark the somber event.

survivors gathered at the blast site tuesday who was sponsoring three bills aimed at up dating the pipelines. 8 people were killed. police arrested a 37-year- old man in connection with with a series of suspicious fires. julio was arrested after a grass fire broke out. a witness told police he saw marcia start that fire as well as another one. he's suspected of starting two other fires last week. he was booked on three counts of arson. a protest caused quite a scene at the museum in san francisco. more than a hundred union members took over the museum lobby last night to argue the museum's make good money and managers are getting raises while employees struggle to pay health care costs. 19 were arrested for blocking the doors. employees from the palace of

fine arts have been negotiating a contract for the past year. >> we're not making a ton of money. we are skilled workers. >> this union is sitting on the best contract offer that any city union has received in probably 20 years. >> museum spokesman ken garcia says museum is offering workers 12% wage increase over three years and insists that is 3 times what other unions have settled for. >> plans to rebuild and expand a safeway in oakland has some residents angry about the projected size of the update. a rock ridge safeway on college avenue is approved to become a two story, 50,000 square foot building on the outside perimeter, another 10,000 square feet of retail, a neighborhood nonprofit is fighting the plan saying it wants something smaller. >> don't build a 15,000 square foot monstrosity. if you bring it down, you don't

have the traffic impacts anymore. >> the neighborhood group appealed the oakland planning commission's decision to let safeway expand and plans on suing safeway if the appeal is denied. it's now in the hands of oakland city council and they will have to decide whether or not to go ahead with that project. >> we have aban on plastic bags and now they are facings push back from those who make the plastic shopping bags. save the plastic bag coalition filed a lawsuit argued that prohibiting plastic bags including paper and reusable bag production causing negative environmental impacts. bag makers want the ban reviewed and fees charged for paper bags raised from 10-cents to a inquirier; a second yosemite camp is going to stay open despite a link to the

virus. one visitor was sickened by the hantavirus. they're warning 6000 visitors about possible exposure to that virus. seven other cases including three deaths have been linked to a group of tent cabins at curry village which are on the valley floor. texas is also dealing with a case of the hantavirus but this is related to a popular reality show. a woman contacted the virus while helping cleaning a house on hording. there are concerns that books were removed from it and donated to a library, those books have been lent out. the virus is contracted through the droppings of the infected rodents: day two of susan b coe men day is getting ready, more than a thousand people eventually made their way to san francisco. the national organization came

under fire after it pulled it's support for planned parenthood earlier in the year. despite quickly reversing its decision, organizers say registration is down and one nonprofit says it expects o to lose $100,000 in funding from its low call komen affiliate. >> we are going to turn to donors and asked s -- and ask them to stand up. and we had plans to expand into other counties and i'm sure that's going to be on hold. >> they are holding its own 5k race and walk tomorrow morning at 9:00. online registration is still open. your time 7:37 if you're just getting up and trying to figure out what the day has in store in terms of weather, rose mary watching it all. >> a cool start but a nice ending and we can sum it up by saying a lot like yesterday. that's what we're feeling for your saturday. low clouds have crossed over the bay.

just enough to bring partly to mostly cloudy skies to parts oftest bay and over-- of the east bay and over the city. mostly sunny skies in the forecast for your afternoon. we remain with the same two features we have been dealing with, a ridge of high pressure to the east and a low off the coast for today. the high pressure is going to control our pattern just a little bit more. by sunday it will be the trough off the coast that nudges our way and brings us a cooler day. in a nutshell, nice looking weekend with warmer temperatures expected for your saturday, anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees of cooling expected for sunday. into the afternoon, a low 60s around the coast and along the peninsula. we're looking at 70s around the bay, 80s for our warmer spots and some areas well inland like brentwood expected to get to 90 for the afternoon. tomorrow we'll wake up with the marine layer a little deeper and on shore breeze a little stronger and temperatures will be cooler for the afternoon.

57 in fairfield, 56 in concord, widespread 50s around the bay area and if we head north a little cooler over the north bay, upper 40s to low 50s. visibility down to 3/4 of a mile. it's patchy. if you have an early morning drive take it easy. you may experience clear skies and that lull of fog may come quickly. your temperatures will begin to warm with mostly sunny skies already this morning. for the afternoon 60s along the peninsula as well as the east bay widespread 70s so a pleasant noontime and for the afternoon here's a look at your highs, 79 santa rosa, 76 for san rapel, again touching 90 degrees in brentwood. 79 for san jose today. 68 in santa cruz if you're headed to the board walk.

73 san mateo. low 60s daily city pacifica and half-moon bay. and a quick rewound bound -- rebound in temperatures as we get back to work next week. mid-60s for the coast. if you're getting away to the sierra this weekend, there are a possibility of thunderstorms. i'll take a look at that for you coming up. a grass fire kept firefighters in san jose busy. that fire was in the area of story road and it was reported just before 10:30 last night. the san jose fire department said the firefighters had a tough time getting to the fire but they did contain it overnight. a special dedication is being held on angel island this afternoon. officials will show off phase two of the immigrant heritage walk that includes the names of hundreds of immigrants that have passed through angel island and shares their stories about being on the island and living in the united states. more than a thousand families donated mono to create the wall. -- money to wall.

a warning about a popular candy made here in the bay area, the concern that's causing the company to expand an existing recall. and that teenager kidnapped from her nevada home, the clues she left behind that helped police find her. let's take you outside. there's a sunny look at highway 24 rolling through lafayette, things have been looking good and we've been checking in on roads across the area. it looks like a smooth drive if you if you are headed out the door. it is 7:42 this morning on news 2.

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clouds, mostly sunny skies in store by later this morning and into the afternoon. we are hearing that a woman killed nava in vallejo was pregnant with kids. deshawn and his girlfriend ashley mills were killed by two men. witnesses reported seeing men run from the house and believe the couple was targeted. mills was pregnant with twins and police say they are proceeding as if there were four homicide victims. the teen accused of hitting and killing a concord family is expected to change his play. 17-year-old david rosen is accused of killing a father and his daughter who were on a morning bike ride. he was speeding and lost control of his car. he pled not guilty to vehicular manslaughter charges next month. he is expected to be back in court later this month. police are investigating car burglars in just two days. they were reported at sanford

shopping center. police say they have descriptions of the suspects but they're not releasing them because they are too different. it appears the suspects are targeting rental cars and steeling electronic equipment. a nevada teenager kidnapped last week is talking about the experience. police say two men took melissa from her home in henderson and held her for 20 hours. officers found the car used in the kidnapping and chased it back to the home mealies saw was found. police say she had the presence of mind it had leave behind clues that would help police. she left pieces of clothing and jewelry everywhere she was taken so police could track her down. she also tried to call 911. >> i was trying like somehow call 911 but uh-huh couldn't with -- but i couldn't with. i was being held down and blindfolded. >> she says she got the idea to leave clues behind while watching the tv show csi. her alleged kidnappers were former employees of her father.

they are in custody. >> employees at mcdonald's and a neighboring wal-mart experience a shocking health concern when they learned a coworker had hepatitis a. the employees eat at that mcdonald's nearly every day. they didn't know a worker behind the counter had hepatitis a. in addition a wal- mart employee sayss sanitation conditions are less than acceptable, not wearing gloves and hair nets among the complaints. state health officials have expanded a recall on red licorice, health officials say several products from american licorice company contain excessive levels of lead. the black licorice family mixed bites and snaps containing black licorice. if you have any it should be thrown away they are manufactured by the american licorice company. chicago teachers union are

are negotiateing. teachers are planning to walk off the job for issues of pay raises, job security and teacher evaluations. the ceo asked the president to not strike in front of the children, first locations where the children are young and impressionable. the union says either way this is not a good situation. >> are students going to places where people have never worked for children. some o. -- of the lawyers and central office staff are sent out to staff this. >> the chicago board of education asked for parents to prepare for school monday morning. hopefully they say both sides will reach an agreement before then. >> today redwood city is offering free help to save your home from foreclosure. the foreclosure fair is being held from 8:30 to 1:30 at the center for nonprofit. you can meet with a housing counselor to discuss options for avoiding foreclosure. you can meet with a bank to talk about managing mortgage

payments or refinancing. you will need to bring copies of all necessary mortgage and financial documents. under new law, california landlords cannot require tenants to pay their rent online. the bill was signed on friday and protects people who want to make payments by check or money order. the author says people cannot be limited to only one option and he wrote the bill after learning the property management group in southern california announced it was going to switch to an online only payment plan. police learned they mistakenly warned residents that potentially burglars were dressed as pg and e work ergs. they reported a man checking gas meters at their homes. following an investigation police say the man in question were in fact legitimate contractors working for pg and e. the shell refinery in martinez is performing maintenance work today. officials do not want you to be

alarmed if you see smoke. they are going to be testing flares. sometimes that testing can cause occasionally smoke medications and authorities -- smoke emissions. one california walnut farmer is a pioneer in energy efficiency using the by- products to harvest his farm. it's called the pyrolidic gas. it converts them to combustible gas. the goal is to be completely self-sufficient and the farmers say other farmers can do the same. >> agriculture produces a tremendous array and quantity of by-products that can be used like the walnut shells in our operation. >> almond shells, peach bits are other by-products farmers can use. the use could offset 20 to 30% of the energy that is used by

california. >> the california army national guard is holding a special is ceremony in fairfield, the 49 49th military police brigade is introducing its first female commander, kelly fisher recently returned from a combat tour in afghanistan. she began the military career 28 years ago as a mental health technician at travis air force base. your time 7:50 and the 160 160th anniversary today. that's going to make things sweeter for people in san francisco. would you pay more to eat during certain hours of the day. the restaurant that has people reconsidering when indeed they eat out. clouds have regrouped over parts of the coast and the bay. coming up, when we expect that to burn off and the temperatures expected for your afternoon.

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a soda attack. they blocked the force of mass mailings to include funding information on the front page. the group claimed it violated their first amendment rights. the anti antisew day is -- austin elementary students to give up soda. the goal is to fight against the obesity rate and get kids to wane healthier lifestyle. he is challenging students not to drink soda or sugary drinks during the school week during the entire year. and many kids say they're ready for the challenge. >> soda is bad for you because you can get tired and it's not healthy for you. >> experts say a 20-ounce bottle of soda has a quarter cup of sugar and this challenge comes as usda standards for school meals have gone into effect and includes offering

fruits, vegetables and only low fat milk. a new idea is sparking interest. one company is applying the happy hour idea to the entire menu. a restaurant reservation web site called saver offers cheaper meals for off peak hours the idea of a table of 8 on tuesday night would cost a significant number less than one say saturday night at the same time. >> just like in the airline or hotel industry, the price might depend on the demand of that hotel room or airline suite, we introduce that to the restaurant injury. >> the founder says that's generating more than $4 million a year for the participating restaurants. it only offers deals for restaurants in the new york city area. >> if you're looking to fill your sweet tooth, head to girdelli square, because it's

the annual chocolate schedule, chocolate treats and live music. it's celebrating its 160th 160th anniversary this year. it's free to the public. >> i assume my mother will be out there. she's a big fan of chocolate and a lot of you will go out there and rosemary orozco if they do, a light jacket. >> that sounds a little dangerous, but the weather nothing dangerous about our weather, a good looking weather in the forecast, mid 60s in san francisco, for the afternoon we're waking up with just a bit of cloud cover around the bay. it's sort of patchy and broken up. we're expecting a mid-morning burn off so mostly clear skies for the second half of the morning and into the afternoon. visibility down to about 3/4 of a mile in santa rosa. so experiencing that in the north bay but that will be burning off in the next hour or so. westerly breeze through the bay area you can see and fairly strong through fairfield at

this hour but not as strong as it was this morning. it's tapered off just a little bit. the fog sunny, and warm with mostly clear skies for the afternoon. 74 mountain view. 79 in santa rosa headed to tahoe for the weekend, there is a chance for thunderstorms. partly to mostly cloudy skies at times. mid-70s in the forecast for the afternoon. your extended forecast shows we will be a few degrees cooler for tomorrow and then we warm back up into next week. the oakland a's are on the road and seattle pushing for a spot in the postseason. all tied at one and a's get the three run shot from the catcher, giving oakland a 4-1 lead. seattle doesn't put up a fight in this one. the a's will take on the mariners again tonight at 6:00. they did not have one of the key players in the dugout but they made sure brandon mccarthy was there in spirit.

he hung the jersey in the dug out. he is recover recovering after having brain surgery wednesday night. he was hit in the right side of the head by the line drive. even though he is recovering, he remains in serious condition. giants dodgers, september baseball, the hunt for october is on again at china basen. to the ballpark we go. adam kennedy slaps a solo. bottom half of the inning hunter pence ties the game. would cross the plate, bases juiced in the bottom half of the 7th. giants go onto win 5-2. now 5 and a half games up on the dodgers, game two of this three game set today at 1:00. a 13 and 14-year-old arrested in stockton, the damage they're accused of causing to almost 2 dozen unsuspecting cars. and businesses banding

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paul ryan makes his first bay area visit. the event he's attending at the

former 49er's house right now. and the peaceful but dramatic conclusion of the case of two children who were taken by their father on a stolen sailboat. and monsoon rains in california, the death of at least one woman. >> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu mornings on 2. good morning everyone welcome to the morning on 2. it's saturday september 8th september 8th i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. a cool start this morning but rosemary orozco says if you like yesterday we're going to like today. >> good morning to you. we are waking up with patchy fog. low clouds along bay. and a little bit of fog to deal with this morning. again, today going to be nice. little to complain about. a slightly cooler day in store for your sunday and a little bit of a cool start out there this morning. we'll look at your numbers coming up. this morning, vice presidential nominee paul ryan is in danesville.

he is at the home of brent jones. tickets for that event cost $1000 with club mitt members being asked to pay 5000. ktvu allie rasmus is there and is going to have a live report for us. president obama is continuing his reelection bid with a two day tour of florida but earlier this morning he took a break from the campaign trail to discuss the upcoming 11th 11th anniversary of september 11th. >> we are one american family and we look out for each other, not just on the difficult days but every day. eleven years later that's the legacy of 9/11, the ability to say with confidence that no adversary or act of terrorism can change who we are. >> president obama is going to mark the anniversary with a series of events near washington dc. that's going to begin with a moment of silence on the white house lawn. as we get ready to mark the anniversary of the september 11 september 11th attacks,

americans say fear of another attack is diminishing. extra security at airports has become a part of every day life, the main reason for that sense of comfort and how president obama is involved. two children kidnapped by their father in south san are frank and taken out to sea for three day -- san francisco and taken out to sea on a stolen yacht are back with their mother. show you video them being reunited from the coast guard. crew members recovered the children first, then arrested christopher maffei. >> i'm glad to say that it's come to a peaceful conclusion. there were no injuries and it was resolved. >> we quickly got brook lynn, the oldest child who's 4 years old off the boat and transferred her to the hospital. >> christopher maffei

surrendered without incident. they took him back to san mateo county where he will be charged. he abducted his children tuesday afternoon and drove them to alameda where he stole a yacht named unleashed and sailed off with the children. a fishing boat spotted the yacht dozens of miles off the coast yesterday morning and called the coast guard. a c130 aircraft tracked the yacht until crews could get there by boat. they broke the news of the children's rescue to their grandmother who had been >> the rescued. >> that's the best news, really. >> jane hepon had been watching brooklyn and devin on tuesday, when he broke into a side gate, opened a sliding glass door and took the children from her living room. she says she's overjoyed this nightmare is over. >> he had this wild look on his

face, like he's a crazy person. this is the best news. when i get my two grandchildren i'm going to hug them and never let them. >> okay she chased after the children's father when he took the two. she bruised her chin, elbow and knee when she fell while chasing after him. a body found near the american river in sacramento has been identified as that of a missing uc davis student. linnea has been missing for ten weeks, not far from where she was last seen at a counseling session. her parents say she suffered a mental break down while studying for finals. exactly how she died is under investigation. friends of a missing student are headed to chico today. they are going to join the search for brett olson. he vanished on sunday after tubing with friends from chico state. he was last seen at beer can beach. his father says he's an

experienced swimmer and a certified life guard. >> i think he's alive. i don't know the circumstances and that's what we're trying to find out. >> we're just hoping that's out there safe and sound, and we're going to bring him home. >> olson's friends spread the word at the football game in their hometown of lafayette last night and attended a fundraiser where he used to work. 84,000 people have joined a facebook group dedicated to finding olson. an 18-year-old brentwood man was shot at a punishing. that -- pittsburgh park. the victim was with a group of people that was approached by at least two other males. police say words were exchanged and then one person pulled out a gunfired into the victim's back. officers say they believe the victim and suspect knew one another. there is still no word on the name or age of the victim.

a fundraiser is being held to support the family of a california highway patrol officer kenyon youngstrom who was killed in the line of duty. they are going to donate all of tomorrow's proceeds to the widow and children of officer youngstrom. he died wednesday. the 100 club is also pledging to help the family. it offers money, scholarships and support for the families of fallen peace officers officers and firefighters in the country. >> we're here for you. anything you need call us we're going to be there. >> the 100 club has given the youngstrom family $15,000 and other businesses in the community say they plan to help the family by holding a silent auction. three teenagers are facing felony charges after throwing rocks from an overpass on passing cars. two 13-year-olds and a 14-year- old throw the rocks hitting at least 9 cars and causing one crash involving a fire engine. one of the 22 victims from the

incident says it sounded like boulders. >> had that window been open, my granddaughter's face would have been smashed from the boulder. >> police arrested the boy, and several people inside the passing cars had minor injuries. good morning to york a pleasant day in the -- to you, a pleasant day in the forecast. we have mostly blue skies. parts of the east bay waking up with a cloudy start. along the coastline partly cloudy skies expected for the afternoon. santa cruz waking up mostly clear. the low here on the coast is going to push west a little bit allowing that ridge of high pressure to move in and bring us nice weather. that low is actually going to push back by tomorrow and bring us a bit of a cool down.

in store today, seasonal temperatures, right where we should be for early september. mostly clear skies, temperatures a lot like yesterday for the afternoon. numbers are up a few degrees over what we felt in the morning. good air quality, little to to complain ability across the bay area. i will point out over the north bay valley, santa rosa reporting visibility down to 3/4 of a mile there. be prepared for that. 50 degrees in santa rosa. 56 in napa. widespread 50s arounded bay area. upper 50s in antioch and fairfield, the on shore breeze through the morning 20 miles per hour, so a little breezy some spots but has let up as we moved through the last hour or so. if you are headed to sea, the giants play the dodgers, game time 1:0. erin 70s santa rosa. upper 60s to near 70s, alameda,

oakland, and mid to upper 80s for the inland east bay. a nice warm day in liver more. mid 80s for morgan hills. 80 degrees in saratoga. 76 pal lo alto. 65 in san francisco. your extended forecast, what we will see for sunday afternoon and then a rebound monday tuesday and wednesday. i will line up your lunchtime numbers for you coming up. heavy rain is sending a river of water through parts of arizona. that rain began falling early yesterday morning and flooded a mobile home a park and blocked off roads. people who live there say there was at least 2 inches of rain on the ground shortly after it started. it is being blamed for the death of a woman in tucson. they responded to a man stuck on a sand bank and said his wife had been with him and

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good morning to you, welcome back, a mix of sunny clouds around the bay this morning. mild to warm temperatures in store for the afternoon. and it is 8:13 and we want to take you back to danville where vice presidential candidate paul ryan is attending a fundraiser at the home of a well known bay area athlete. allie rasmus. >> reporter: well, this morning's fundraiser is at the home of former 49ers tight end brent jones and his wife here in danville, that's the home behind us where this breakfast fundraiser is taking place. the scheduled start time is

8:15. we haven't so far seen any caravans escorting any vehicles or suvs inside the property here, so we don't know if the republican vice presidential nominee has arrived at this location yet. reporters aren't allowed to attend this event which is why we are all across the street from this house. right now you can see about a few dozen people on the terrace o of this home where this fundraising breakfast is about to begin. anyone who does want to attend, if you want to be on that terrace, you have to register in advance and pay a thousand dollars a plate. people who want to attend a personal reception with the congressman and take a photo, they'll have to make a 10,000- dollar contribution. this is the first time paul ryan has come to the bay area since he was tapped to be the running mate. he has a busy west coast schedule. he was in nevada yesterday for a public rally and later this afternoon he will visit googles mountain view campus. tonight he has a fundraising

dinner at the fresno convention center and they will all be heading up to oregon to meet with advisors and prepare for the vice presidential debate. you're looking at the home of former 49ers tight end brent jones and his wife. they are hosting the breakfast fundraiser paul ryan allie rasmus. a man is facing a 10 year prison sentence after making a false report of a bomb on a plane and police say it's all because of a girl. kenneth smith junior was accused of calling police and saying another man christopher shell was on board a plane with liquid explosives. it was ordered back to philadelphia and shell was removed from the airplane. shell was the ex-boyfriend of smith's currently girlfriend. police say smith was augury angry other a picture shell had posted on facebook. >> always in the wrong place at the wrong time. it may not have anything to do with him. it always seems like he gets in

the middle of something ha end up being chaotic. >> smith has been charged with conveying faults information that interfered with aviation and he faces jail time and a fine of up to $250,000. new this morning, at least 6 people were killed at a celebration honoring a man considered to be after stan's national hero -- afghanistan's hero. five other people were seriously injured. they honored the 11th 11th anniversary of amad, two days before the september 11th september 11th attacks and he was part of an alliance working to overthrow the taliban and al- qaeda. a major pipe that supplies drinking water to -- that pipe was hit this morning as government war planes bombed the area. they are conflicting reports over what damage the pipe,

syrian officials say it was an act of sabotage, activists say the pipe was hit by a government missile. a man has been arrested in the killing of a border official. he is one o. five man charged with killing brian terry in a december 2010 shoot out. authorities say gun found at the scene came from a gun smuggling ring that was being watched as part of operation fast and furious. a 16-year-old girl is being investigated by the secret service for a message she tweeted about the president. she tweeted someone needs to assassinate obama like asap. that tweet quickly went viral and was reported to the fbi and cia. a man in north carolina is also facing charges far comment he made on twitter two days before president obama arrived in north carolina. that man tweeted "i'm going to assassinate president obama

this evening ." as the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, most of america says they feel safer than they did four years ago. most people say they no longer worry about another terror attack and the additional security has become a regular part of traveling and people say a lot of main terror networks have been disabled especially with the death of osama bin laden. a man in sacramento is talking about the display he made to remember the terror attacks of september 11th. at the corner of south boulevard in jefferson are thousands of u.s. flags one for each life lost on september 11th. he said the day impacted everyone across the country. >> i think it's really important that people remember what happened that day and, you know to realize that freedom isn't free. vincent says the display is a place people can come to remember loved ones they lost or reflect on the day.

he says he hopes his work is the reminder of the endurance of the american people. a superior court judge in sacramento ruled yesterday that former governor hard fold schwartz anythinger did not break any laws as. nunez is the son of former speaker fabio, his sentence was reduced from 16 years to 7 years at his request. the judge did call the decision repugnant but said he had the authority under his executive powers. well, san mateo county's district attorney is joining a push for more executions at san quinnton. the da's effort comes two months before voters will decide whether to keep or abolish the death penalty. there is a state law to

prevent fan violence at prosports stadiums and arenas. stadium operators must clearly postphone numbers for security around the venue. the idea is that stadium security can respond to a potentially violence situation more quickly than police dispatched through 911. four nfl players suspended through the bounty program will be eligible to play tomorrow. jonathan vilma, fujita and hargrove as well as will smith after their suspensions were lifted. the bounty program allegedly paid players if they injured opponents. lance armstrong has been banned from running the chicago marathon. the marathon is governorred by usa's track and field must enforce all rulings by the doping agency. that is the agency that banned him from cycling and stripped

him of his titles for doping. he chose last month not to fight the charges. an olympic gold medalist makes a stop in the bay area, where you can meet him and the skills you can learn from him this morning. plus, it was nearly death from above, the big hunk of metal that falls off a plane. we'll show you where it landed. a mostly clear start to the day. peeks of sunshine through the low clouds. when this is expected to burn off and what you can expect for your afternoon coming up.

. two wildfires continue to grow this morning. those fires have burned nearly 17,000 acres. they're burning near the town of williams and indian reservation has been evacuated as the fire continues to threaten more than 20 homes there. crews are working to contain this fire but terrain is not working in their favor. landing gear from a plane fell from a sky and landed in a neighborhood in washington state. we have a video of it. check it out, the door for landing gear of bowing 747 fell off a plane in kent washington that's an area south of seattle. that metal panel flew off at about 30 feet after hitting the ground, we are amazing that no

one was hurt or killed and the faa is now investigating. >> an odd site to see if you're out there walking with a dog and then you see a 747. we want to update you on the sig alert, it's all clear. your weather, also looking good this morning. >> blue skies this morning in parts of the bay area. >> yeah, getting outdoors today is going to feel pretty good. it's a cool start out there, but numbers are already rebounded. mostly cloudy skies across the bay into the east bay. in the north bay fog developing, santa rosa reporting poor visibility. that is going to burn off in the next hour. we will have mostly clear skies over most of the bay today. widespread 50s as you get outside the door this morning. by noontime 60s along the coast to 60s around the bay. 70s for the inland areas. it's going to feel pretty good already by lunchtime and then

for the afternoon, low 60s, upper 70s to upper 80s for the inland areas. it's going to feel like summer in areas near liver more and antioch but right where we should be this time of year as summer begins to wind down. we will be cooler for tomorrow. if you have plans for sunday, 3 to 5 degrees below what we're expecting and a quick rebound early next week, upper 80s for the inland areas, 60s for the coast. collin jones the first african-american world record swimmer will hold free swimming lessons today. that begins at 9:00 a.m. at the fair swim center. it's called make a splash which focuses on teaching minority students how to swim. he is a two time olympic medalist who won his last gold in london. tomorrow marks two years since the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. how officials plan to mark this

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on the move and raising money, republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan in the east bay right now. good morning everyone, welcome to mornings on 2. it's salt september 8th. i'm -- saturday september 8th september 8th i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. paul ryan is attending a fundraiser in danville. allie rasmus is in danesville on this morning's event and where ryan is headed next. >> reporter: well, this event

is happening at the home of the former 49ers tight end brent jones and his wife. they live in danville and that's where you see a number of people outside the home gathered on the terrace. we're told their still l waiting for paul ryan to arrive. we haven't seen the motorcade of his vehicle, but some of the private security personnel in the valley say that ability 15 minutes ago -- about 15 minutes ago authorities shut down the street east of us. they did that ahead of the motorcade coming this way. so he should be arriving any minute now. this is a breakfast fundraiser happening at the danville home. reporters aren't allowed to attend but anyone who does want to gain entry to the home and fundraiser, if you want to be on the terrace, you have to pay a thousand dollars a plate. people who want more one on one time with paul ryan, maybe take a photo, they are being asked to make a $10,000 contribution

to the campaign. this is the first time he has come to the bay area since he was tapped to be mitt romney's running mate. this is not his first west coast fundraisers e he was in sparks nevada and yesterday evening he was in los angeles. later this afternoon ryan is scheduled to visit googles mountain view campus where he's supposed to have some online chats with some of the romney ryan campaign offices across the country. he also has a fundraising dinner at frequency fresno's convention center. and now again, back out here live, you're looking at the danville home of former 49ers tight end brent jones. he is hosting this breakfast fundraiser for the romney ryan campaign. we are waiting for the motorcade with vice presidential candidate paul ryan. everyone is just waiting for his arrival. live in danville allie rasmus

ktvu news. two children police say were kidnapped by their father and taken out to sea are back with their mother. they were reunite late last night in monterey. the father has been arrested. people continued to show their support for the family of california highway patrol officer kenyon youngstrom. he was shot tuesday and died the following day. the owners of an indoor tram trampoline park say they will donate all of tomorrow's proceeds to the family. and police are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a brentwood man last night at a well known pittsburgh park. it happened after 6:00 p.m. at bayou canna park. the victim was with a group of people that were with two other males. police believe the victim and suspect knew each other. new this morning, police in oakland are looking for the suspect of a late night shooting. it happened after 11 last night

on 73rd avenue. the victim was shot outside thing and transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. oakland police are investigating a shooting near the eastmont mall last night. a man in his 60s was shot in the chest and taken to highland hospital where he did undergo surgery. the gunman is said to be a young person, possibly a teenager who fired the gun from a nearby bus stop. >> police are working to identify the remains of a female body found in san benito county. a hiker reported seeing the remains off cannon road. this is half a mile from highway 101. this is video from news chopper 2 where that body was found. yesterday they brought in a csi team to search the area around the body for any additional evidence. investigators are considering this a homicide but say the

remains are not those of sierra lamar who has been missing from morgan hill since march. volunteers are continuing the search for lamar. registration at the elementary school began at about 8:00 this morning. people 18 and older are asked to come and help with the search and see if there's any signs of the missing teenager. in may, an ton torres was arrested for the kidnapping and murder. he has yet to enter a plea. san jose police are looking for two people who stole an elderly woman's car and hit her as they drove away. this surveillance video from august 21st shows a man walking up to a gray suv in the shopping center at east capitol parkway. he held a knife to the 70-year- old drivers throat, and drove away hitting her. you see on the ground there.

we are told she is recovering. the suspect did have a partner. both are described as african- american in their mid-2 strikes and wearing -- mid-20s and wearing dark clothing. a man is telling the story what happened the night his friend was shot. joe johnson talked to police. he said he and his friend 23- year-old marrow are -- mario ramiro. , johnson says the only thing he didfuls leno over and shield it. >> he realized he wasn't going it make it, so he wanted to protect me from the rest of the bullets entering me so i could still survive. >> police say the gun they saw turned out to be a fell let gun and they say they found drugs in the car. johnson says none of that is true and his attorneyment --

wanted the u.s. justice department to investigate. there will be a memorial at the park at 5:00 to mark the somber day. survivors gathered at the blast site on tuesday who is sponsoring three bills that upgrade the pipeline oversight. 8 people died, dozens were injured and 38 homes were destroyed in the 2010 explosion. police arrest add 37-year- old man in connection with a series of suspicious fires in east san rafael. hue owe was arrested after a grass fire broke out. a witness told police he saw him start the fire as well as another one. he's also suspected of starting two other fires last week. he is booked on three counts of arson. a protest caused quite a seen at a museum in san francisco. >> we got the power. >> more than a hundred union members took over the museum lobby last night.

they argue the museum's make good money and say managers are getting raises while employees struggle to pay for health care. 19 protesters were charged with blocking the doors. they have been negotiating a contract for the past year. >> we're nonprofit workers, we're not making a ton of money anyway. we're living in an expensive city. we're stilled workers. >> they are sitting on the best contract offer than any city has received e in 20 years. >> those contend the museum is offering up to a 12% wage increase over three years and insists that is three times what other unions have settled for. another contract negotiation is scheduled for monday. a second yosemite camp is going to remain open for now despite a link to hantavirus. the los angeles times reports that sierra camps are going remain open even though one visitor who stayed in the camps did get the hantavirus.

they are going to warn 6000 visitors about possible exposure to the virus. seven other cases of hantavirus including three deaths have been linked to tent cabins which are located on the valley floor. texas is dealing with a case of hantavirus, but it is related to a popular reality show. a woman contracted the illness while helping clean a house for the discovery series, hording, buried alive. there is some concern because some books removed from the house were donated to a library and some have been lent out. the virus is contracted through the doppings of infected rodents. day two of the susan g komen three day is underway. the 60-mile journey started yesterday and more than a thousand people eventually made their way to san francisco all in an effort to raise money for

cancer research. the national organization, though, came under fire after it pulled its support for planned parenthood earlier in the year. despite quickly reversing its decision, three day organizers say registration is down and one nonprofit says it expects to lose one hundred thousand dollars in funding from its local affiliate. >> we are going to turn to donors and ask them to stand up. and we have plans to expand into other counties and i'm quite sure that's going to be on hold. >> susan g komen san francisco affiliate will hold its own race, and online registration is still open. good morning to you, a good looking afternoon in the forecast for many a good looking start to the morning. richmond san rafael bridge there. a little cloud cover over areas like santa rosa. visibility down to a 1/4 mile. if you have an early morning

soccer game to get to, that's to be aware of and as well as parts o of the east bay. temperatures in the 50s but may feel cool outside so maybe put an extra layer on the little ones. it's going to nudge west just a little bit today giving us a near repeat in our temperatures from what we saw friday but then by tomorrow it's going to head coast ward and bring us a bit of a cool down in time of the second half of the weekend. for today, numberses right about where they should be for early september. mostly clear skies in the forecast for today. partly cloudy right along the coast. we're looking at clear skies and sunny start to the day in years near santa are cruz. good air quality until the forecast, so really little to complain about for your weekend. we have a north westerly swell that will bring the possibility of a stronger rip currents to the southern half of the monterey bay. if this is your place to be for the weekend, keep an eye on your little ones. 58 degrees in concord.

57 in oakland. widespread 50s around the bay area. santa metro rosa right about 50 degrees. upper 50s fairfield, low 60s in antioch, so a nice warm up for some of our inland areas. 86 expected for fairfield. 83 for saw know ma. upper 60s -- sonoma. mid-80s to upper 80s in danville, liver more, antioch. 79 san jose. 68 expected at the board walk this afternoon and santa cruz 76 redwood city, 73 san mateo, 65 in san francisco. the low 60s at the coast, your extended forecast, that cooler, weather, 3 to 5 degrees cooler expected for the afternoon and monday, tuesday, wednesday, numbers warm back up.

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good morning to you, a shallow marine layer in place, a few low clouds stretching across the bay this morning. mostly sunny skies in store for your afternoon. a grass fire kept firefighters in san jose busy, it was in the area of story road and it was reported just before 10:30 last night. firefighters say it was a little tough to get to that fire but they did contain it overnight. well, we are now hearing that a woman killed in vallejo thursday night was pregnant with kids. 31-year-old deshawn joans and ashley mills were killed in their home by two men. witnesses report seeing the men run from the house and believer the couple was targeted. since she was pregnant with twins they are proceeding with

the case as there are 4 homicide victims. a warning about showing you may see coming from the shell refinery this weekend. crews will be testing flares which are used as safety devices. sometimes that testing can cause occasionally smoke emissions so authorities want you to be aware everything is under control. testing is going to last through sunday. barrelington police say they may mistake residents that potential burglars were pose as pg and e workers, residents reported a man checking gas meters at their homes. following an investigation, police say the men in question were in fact legitimate contractors working for pg and e. state officials have expanded a recall on red vines black licorice made bay union city company. several products contain excessive levels of lead. here's a list of what to watch

for, black licorice twists, family mix, mixed bites and snaps. if you have any of that candy, throw it away. the fair is being held until 1:30 at the sabrato center for nonproperties. participates can meet one on one to discuss options for avoiding foreclosure, bank officials are going to be there to talk about managing mortgage payments or refinancing. people are being asked to bring copies of your mortgage and financial documents. well, a new california law is providing renters with multiple options of paying landlords, the bill which was signed on friday prevents landlords from online payments. that's designed to protect people who want to make payments by check or money order. the author of the bill says people can't be limited to only one option and wrote that bill after learning that a property management group in southern california was trying to switch

online. the national guard is holding a special ceremony in fairfield this morning. the 49th military police brigade is introducing its first female commander, kelly fisher recently returned from a combat tour in afghanistan. she began trillion years ago as a -- 28 years ago. air show kicks off and organizers say safety is a top concern this year. it comes nearly a year after a crash killed 10 spectators and a pilot at the reno air races. it reenforces why they follow a strict set of guide license. the california air show is different from the rio air races. it's a show not a race so it's about showcasing performance maneuvers. a special dedication is being held on angel island this afternoon. officials will show off phase two of the immigrant her teenage wall. it includes the names of hundreds of immigrants who have passed through angel island and

shares their stories about being on the island and living in the united states. more than a thousand families donated money to create the wall. your time 8:49 and if you're planning to ahead to today's sanford game, listen up, we'll let you know how the transit is making it easier to get there. another pleasant forecast, on your saturday, i'll let you know what you can expect from your neighborhood coming up. lots of prepaid cards

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ktvu.com. you are looking live now at paul ryan there taking pictures at the home of brent jones, former tight end for the 9ers in danville, paul ryan just arriving about 5 minutes ago for this breakfast fundraiser. we'll try to reestablish that shot. allie rasmus is live there at the scene. we'll have an update on ryan's visit in just a few minutes. time now is 8:52. a nevada teenage kidnapped last week is now talking about the experience. police say two men took mealies saw and held her for 20 hours -- melissa and held her for two hours. now, during her abduction, police say melissa had the presence of mind to leave behind clues that would help police. she left pieces of her clothing and jewelry everywhere she was taken so police could rack her down. she also tried to call 911. >> i was trying to to, like, somehow like call 911 but i was

being held down and i was being blindfolded. >> duran says she got the idea to leave the clues blind by watching the tv show csi. her alleged kidnappers were former employees of her father and they are in custody. the oakland a's did not have one of the quibblers in the dug out but they made shire brandon mccar think was present in first time -- mc mccarthy was present in spirit. he is recovering after having brain surgery on thursday after he was hit on the right side of the head by this line drive. the a's say even though he is recovering, he is still not out of the woods yet. there is a new way to get to stanford football games. vta is offering a special service for the game day commute. some nonstop buses onlines 22 and 522 in palo alto will be

shoplifted to alma street between page mill road and the center. this could cut down on game day delays and keep the bus on schedule. victory in court for a group campaigning against a proposed soda tax in richmond. city officials wanted them to comply with a local ordinance, but the group claimed that violated its first amendment rights. a federal judge has temporarily blocked the effort. the antisoda campaign is funded mostly by the american beverage association. a texas doctor is challenging some austin elementary students to give up soda. they are trying to get more kids to live healthier lifestyle. he's challenging students and parents to not drink soda or sugary drinks during the school year for the entire year. many kids say they're ready for the challenge. >> soda is bad for you because you can get tired.

and it's not healthy for you. >> experts say a 20-ounce bottle of soda has about a quarter cup of sugar in it. this challenge comes as new usda standards for school meals have gone into effect and those standards include offering fruits vegetables and only low fat or fat free milk with each meal. for the first time in 25 years, teachers in illinois are planning to walk off the job on monday if an agreement is not reached with district officials. the chicago teachers union is upset over issues including pay raises, job security and teacher evaluations. the chicago public schools ceo asked the teacher union president to not strike in front of the children saying they are young and impressionable. the union says either way this is not a good situation. >> are students going to places where people have never worked with children. some of the lawyers and central office staff are being sent out to staff this. please tell me how that's going

to be good. >> the chicago board of education asked for parents to prepare for school monday morning hopefully both sides they say will reach an agreement before then. in san francisco a major trance formakes is underway, apple is putting up banners in front of next week's big event. the company is expected to unveil it's next generation iphone. that event is scheduled for wednesday september 12th at 10:00 a.m. if you're looking to fill your sweet tooth, ahead over to girdelli square in san francisco. it's the annual chocolate festival and that event will feature an ice cream eating contest, chocolate treats and live music. and the company is celebrating its 160th anniversary this year. and that event kicks off at noon and will be free to the public. >> i'm telling you my mom's there right now. loves the chocolate. mentioned stanford football, kicking off 7:30.

rose mary blue devils in town, and should be a nice evening. >> and cool down throughout the evening. we have the on shore breeze not losing that all together. we're seeing it through the delta this morning. seeing it inside the bay and around the bay we're seeing a little bit of cloud cover as well. take a look at storm tracker two, you can see inside the bay, reporting a westerly breeze. most dealing with light winds, fairfield to about 18 with a little robust this morning but has scaled back just a bit. and over the north bay, a light breeze and patchy fog in santa rosa. so either cloudy and cool or relatively mild with mostly sunny skies areas like antioch this morning. per the afternoon, heading to see the giants play it's going to be a nice day. mostly sunny skies. 62 at 1:00 and mid-60s for the second half of the afternoon. 86 livermore, 79 in santa rosa, upper 70s san jose.

today going to feel a lot like yesterday. for tomorrow temperatures are going to cool a few degrees and early next week, back to the seasonal numbers, upper 80s in the forecast for the inland areas, 60s remaining along the coast. back to you. new information this morning in the case of a missing sacramento student. the discovery by the american river that's larged a bigger investigation. -- lunched a bigger investigation. and a state law to prevent fan violence at stadiums and arenas. we'll let you know how it all works. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios

. >> reporter: the republican vice presidential nominee just arrived at this east bay home. we'll tell you what supporters of paul ryan had to pay to attend this event. >> i'm glad to say that it's come to a peaceful conclusion. >> a happy ending to a dangerous situation after two toddlers are reyou united with their mother. >> a wildfire continues to grow this morning, the biggest challenge crews are facing as they head to the front lines. . good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, september 8th. i'm claudine wong. >> i'm mike mibach. let's get over to rosemary for a quick check of the saturday morning forecast. >> good morning to you.

a nice day in the bay. mostly sunny skies, waking up with patchy low clouds around the bay, a little bit of fog. the seabreeze will be with us this afternoon, although it won't be too strong. feeling pretty good for the inland areas, reaching near 90 degrees. take a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up. and in election news this morning, vice presidential nominee paul ryan is waking up in the bay area this morning. allie rasmus is in danville, where he just arrived at the fund-raiser being held at the home of a well known bay area athlete. allie? >> reporter: well, vice presidential -- republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is now at this danville home. in fact, we can kind of see him, standing on the terrace taking photos with some of his supporters. but it's behind that wall where you see the secret service agent kind of posted, standing guard. not sure if you can see the top of his head or not. but about 10 minutes ago, the motorcade pulled up into the

driveway of this home. ryan stepped out of the suv and was greeted by the host of this breakfast fund-raiser. now, reporters aren't allowed to attend, which is why we're relegated across the street. but people who are on this terrace, who are taking part in this breakfast fund-raiser, paid about $1000 a plate just to be in the building with him. for people who want to attend a personal reception with the congressman and take a photo with him, as you saw them doing at the beginning of our live shot, those people paid $10,000 in contribution to the romney-ryan campaign. now, we spoke to a neighbor who didn't want to be identified. the street is blocked off. there's about 100 cars parked up and down the street. so it has been a little bit of an inconvenience for some neighbors. this particular neighbor we spoke to said she is still undecided in this election, but says she wishes candidates would have more accessible events. >> it makes people feel like they are truly listening to the issues of all of the people. >> so this isn't accessible, in your view? >> for most people to pay

thousands of dollars for a breakfast, it is not. n]♪ >> reporter: well, the neighbor also acknowledges that she knows that elected officials and people running for office have to have these campaign events so they can run for office. ryan has a busy west coast schedule this weekend. he was in sparks, nevada last weekend for a rally. later this afternoon, he is scheduled to visit google's mountain view campus, where we'll have online chats with some people in the romney-ryan campaign offices in other states across the country. and tonight, he has a fund-raising dinner at fresno's convention center. and tomorrow, ryan aides have said that he will be heading to oregon to prepare for the vice presidential debate that's going to happen next month. back out here live, we're looking at the danville home of the former 49ers tight end brent jones and his wife. they are the ones hosting this breakfast fund-raiser for republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan. you can see him there taking pictures with some of the supporters out on the terrace in

front of this home. again, the people who paid for that opportunity to take a picture with him paid about $10,000 to attend this event. live in danville, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. two children kidnapped by their father in south san francisco and taken out to sea for three days on a stolen yacht are now back with their mother this morning. this is video of the children after being reunited with their mother at the coastguard station in monterrey. the coastguard boarded the yacht from the cutter hocksbill last night off the monterrey peninsula. crewmembers recovered the children first, then arrested christopher maffei. >> i am glad to say it's come to a peaceful conclusion. there were no injuries, and it was resolved. >> we quickly got brooklyn, the oldest child, who is 4 years old, off the boat and transferred her to the hocksbill. >> maffei you know surrendered

without incident. maffei abducted his children, brooklyn and devin, tuesday afternoon in south san francisco and drove them to alameda, according to police, where he stole a yacht named "unleashed," then sailed off with the children. a fishing boat spotted the yacht dozens of miles off the coast yesterday morning and called the coastguard. a c-130 tracked the yacht until crews could get there by boat. ktvu broke the news of the rescue to their grandmother, who had been worried for days. >> the children have been rescued. >> oh! that's the best news, really! really! >> jane hipon had been watching the children on wednesday, when maffei broke into the gate and home and took the children from her living room. she said she is overjoyed the nightmare is over. >> he had this wild look on his face, like a crazy person. >> this is the best, best news, when i get my two grandchildren,

i'm going to hug them and never let them go. >> hipon says she chased after the children's father when he took the two and she bruised her chin, elbow, and knee when she fell while chasing after him. a body found near the american river in sacramento has now been identified as a missing uc davis student. ten weeks ago, linnea lomax was reported missing. yesterday morning, a search team found the 19-year-old's remains in a wooded area near glen hall park, not far from where she was last seen at a counseling session. her parents say she suffered a mental breakdown while studying for finals. the cause of her death is still under investigation. well, friends of a missing cal poly student are are headed to chico today. they will join the search for brett olson, the 20-year-old from the bay area who vanished on sunday after tubing on the sacramento river with friends from chico state. he was last seen at beer can beach. olson's father says he is an experienced swimmer and certified lifeguard. >> i think he's alive. i don't, i don't know the

circumstances and that's what we're trying to find out. >> we're just hoping that he's out there, safe and sound, and we're going to bring him home. [ cheers & applause ] >> olson's friends spread word about his disappearance at a football game in his hometown of lafayette last night. they also attended a fund-raiser at casa gourmet burrito, where olson used to work. an estimated 84,000 people have now joined a facebook group dedicated to finding him. police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot an 18-year-old brentwood man last night at a well known pittsburg park. it happened just after 6:00 p.m. at buchanon park. police say the victim was with a group of people that was approached by at least two other males. words were exchanged and then one person pulled out a gun and fired into the victim's back. police say they believe the victim and suspect knew each other. there is still no word on the name or age of that victim. the contra costa county sheriff's department is looking for an 18-year-old man accused of shooting another teenager in

bay point thursday. daniel postano is wanted for the death of 17-year-old fernando gonzalez of martinez. investigators say gonzalez was sitting in a car near shore acres elementary school when he was shot and killed. that shooting prompted a shelter in place for the neighborhood, which includes two schools and a day care. well, support is continuing to pour in for the family of california highway patrol officer kenyon youngstrom, killed in the line of duty. the owners of jump highway and indoor trampoline park in fairfield say they will donate all of tomorrow's proceeds to youngstrom's wife and four children. the 37-year-old died wednesday, one day after being shot during a traffic stop. the 100 club of contra costa county is also pledging help to the family. it offers money, scholarships and support to the families of fallen peace officers and firefighters in the county. >> hey, we're here for you, if you need anything, call us and we're going to be there. >> the 100 club has already handed the youngstrom family $15,000. other businesses in the

community say they plan to help the family by holding a silent auction. two wildfires continue to grow this morning. the fires have already burned nearly 17,000 acres and they are burning now near the town of williams. an indian reservation has been evacuated, as that fire continues to threaten more than 20 homes. crews are working to contain that fire, but the steep terrain just isn't making it easy. right now, it is 35% contained. another fire in lake county broke out yesterday afternoon. that's burning west of scott valley road on cal mountain and mandatory evacuations are in effect for the blue lakes area. officials say 16,000 acres are burned and it is only 5% contained. we'll keep you updated as we get more information on that fire. firefighters in southern california also continue to make progress on a wildfire burning in the san gabriel mountains, which is north of los angeles. but people are still being advised to stay away for at

least another weekend. the fire forced closures over the labor day weekend and right now, it is 78% contained. the fire has burned nearly 4200 acres and 12 firefighters have suffered minor injuries. . good morning to you. it's a quiet start to the day. a live look here over lafayette, we've got blue skies, just a little bit of moisture out there. but the sunny skies around the inland areas, far east bay inland, over parts of the north bay this morning, actually dealing with low clouds, a little bit of patchy fog in santa rosa. although the visibility improving in the last half hour or so. that is good news. we've got low clouds along the coast, low clouds along the east bay. for today, we are going to be nice and warm, very comfortable, in most cases. for today, vast range in temperatures from the coast, low 60s. 60s and 70s around the bay, 70s and 80s well inland. low pressure will remain off the coastline. it's going to nudge our way in

time for sunday. and that is going to bring the fog a little bit thicker, marine layer beefing up a little bit. onshore breeze expected to be stronger. afternoon highs, expected to be cooler. there is the low. you can almost see the circulation if you look close enough. seeing also a little bit of moisture being drawn from the south. for us, it will be just a few high clouds that we see. for the sierra, it could actually fire off a few thunderstorms in the afternoon. here's your forecast here. notice the low clouds along the coast. around the east bay, fog over parts of the north bay locations. remains along the coast, partly cloudy skies expected for the coastline today. mostly sunny elsewhere, but there again, we've got just a few high, wispy clouds rolling over the area for the afternoon. by tomorrow morning, the low cloud deck is thicker and it is back, crossing over the bay. for your weekend in the sierra, if you are headed here, again, that chance for thunderstorms, a slight one, 20%. but it's there. temperatures will range in the 70s for the afternoon, upper 40s

to low 50s in the overnight hours. temperatures here at home, relatively mild start in areas lake fairfield and antioch, under mostly sunny skies, 60s. widespread 50s around the bay. santa rosa, looking at low 0s with, again, still mostly cloudy skies. afternoon highs today, 70 in oakland. 65 in san francisco. redwood city, 76 for you. 79 san jose. upper 80s for some of the warmer spots. your extended forecast, again, shows you that dip in the temperatures come sunday afternoon. mostly clear skies for the second half of the day. then we're warming back up, in time for back to work monday. upper 80s in the process for the first half of the week, mid-60s for the coast. back to you. another deadly day in afghanistan. we will tell you about the latest attack that has some on high alert. >> eleven years later, that's the legacy of 9/11. >> and the president looks ahead to the anniversary of 9/11. what's being planned to honor the somber anniversary. >> and let's give you a live look outside. that is the good old east shore

freeway, interstate 80 in berkeley looking good right now, but probably going to get busier. cal football, kicking off at noon today. southern utah in town, as the bears look to bounce back after that loss last week. time now, 9:13. you're watching mornings on 2.

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. good morning to you. a live look at san jose, a mix of sunshine and clouds, shallow marine layer burning back to the coast later this morning. new this morning, at least six people died after a suicide bomb went off near the nato headquarters in afghanistan. officials say five other people were seriously injured in the attack in central kabul. the attack happened as afghans honored the 11th anniversary of the death of ahmad, killed in an al-qaeda shooting two days before the september 11th attacks. government officials say he was part of an alliance working to overthrow the taliban and al-qaeda. . in election news, president obama is spending the week on a bus tour in florida. but earlier this morning, he took a break from the campaign trail to discuss the anniversary of the september 11th attacks. >> we are one american family and we look out for each other, not just on the difficult days, but every day. eleven years later, that's the legacy of 9/11, the ability to

say with confidence that no adversary and no act of terrorism can change who we are. >> president obama will mark the anniversary with a series of events in and near washington, dc. those will begin with a moment of silence on the white house lawn. well, yesterday republican presidential candidate mitt romney told supporters how disappointed he was in president obama's speech at the convention. >> he is out of ideas, he's out of excuses! >> at a rally in new hampshire, romney talked about the obama administration and what he calls the failed economic policies of the last few years. he said president obama made nothing but more empty promises during his speech. the secret service is investigating a tweet from a 16-year-old girl considered a threat toward president obama. on thursday night, alyssa douglas of ohio tweeted, quote, someone needs to assassinate obama, like asap. the tweet quickly went viral and was reported to the fbi and cia. a man no north carolina is also

facing charges for a comment he made on twitter two days before president obama arrived in north carolina. the man tweeted, quote, i'm going to assassinate president obama this evening. as the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, most americans say they feel safer now than they did four years ago when president obama first took office. most people polled say they no longer worry every day about another terror attack and the additional security at airports has become a regular part of traveling. some people also feel that a lot of terror networks have been impacted, especially with the death of osama bin laden. well, the muslim community invites fellow americans to donate blood in honor of the victims of 9/11 this weekend. the muslim community of silicon valley is hosting the american red cross blood drive today at the mosque in milpitas. it runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 this afternoon. the drive is part of the muslims for life campaign, a project aimed at serving the community

and protecting the sanctity of life. the syrian american council will hold a walk today in san francisco. it's called the walk for children of syria and raising awareness about the humanitarian rights violations there. the event will be held at the golden gate bridge at 11:00 this morning. for each individual that registers for that walk, $5 is going to be given to unicef to provide aide in syria. changes could be coming soon the next time you attend a big sporting event. the new state law that could help prevent you and others from getting hurt. . outside our doors this morning, the low clouds are shrinking, the temperatures are rising. i'll have what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up. 4g lte has the fastest speeds.

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you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! . emergency supplies are starting to arrive to areas of southern china, where multiple earthquakes struck yesterday and 80 people are now confirmed dead and more than 100,000 were forced out of their homes. the government has set up 200

tents for shelter and sent food and drinking water to the disaster zones. the earthquakes range from 4.8 to 5.6 magnitude. well, cleanup begins this morning after a deadly storm hit parts of oklahoma yesterday. four people died in the storm. one couple, along with their granddaughter, were killed after strong winds and rains ripped through the state destroying their home. another person was killed when hurricane force winds flipped a semi truck onto a concrete barrier wall and pinned that driver inside for nearly three hours. we're getting word of a possible tornado in new york city. the fire department says the damage was reported in the point breeze section of the rock away peninsula in queens. the national weather service issued a tornado warning for queens and brooklyn during the storm and radar detected a strong rotation, but they are still trying to confirm if an actual tornado touched down. well, a tour of damage in louisiana shows there's still a lot left to do after 10 days following hurricane isaac. highway 23 remains flooded in

the lower plaquemines parish. generators are being trucked in because electricity is still out in some areas. heavy equipment is moving debris from the storm surge and crews are hauling out hundreds of animal carcasses before mosquitoes begin swarming and spreading disease. the stench from dead animals and piled-up trash is the latest ripple effect of hurricane isaac and it can be smelled across new orleans. mountains of garbage and storm debris are piled along the city streets. the storm delayed trash pickup in many parts of the city, but new orleans officials are saying that they hope to be caught up with trash collection by tomorrow. plans to expand a safeway in oakland has some residents up in arms about the projected size of the update. the rock ridge safeway on college avenue is approved to become a two-story, 50,000-square foot building. on the outside perimeter, another 10,000 square feet of retail. the rock ridge community planning council and neighborhood nonprofit is fighting the plan, saying it wants something smaller and says it plans on suing safeway if its

appeal is denied. the project is now in the hands of the oakland city council. it will have to decide whether to give the project a green light. well, there's now a state law to help prevent fan violence at pro sports stadiums and arenas. governor jerry brown signed the stadium violence prevention act yesterday. stadium operators must clearly post phone numbers for security around the venue. it's designed to increase response times because often stadium security can respond to potentially violent situations faster than police, who are dispatched through 911 calls. well, oakland's own boxing champion andre ward will defend his supermiddle weight belt tonight in oakland, in a match that will be broadcast worldwide. the fight's promoters and hbo all agreed with ward's idea to have this internationally watched fight in oakland. ward is proud that the fight is bringing attention to the city. the 28-year-old olympic gold medalist is undefeated and his opponent has the advantage in height, weight and reach, but ward says he's got what it takes

to win. tonight's bout is at oracle arena. cullen jones, the first african american world record swimmer is holding free swimming lessons right now in san jose. now, this event started just a little more than 20 minutes ago, at 9:00 at the fair swim center, all part of a national tour called make a splash, which is focusing on teaching minority students how to swim. cullen jones is a two-time olympic medalist who won his last gold in london. september, october, usually pretty busy months around the bay area. cal, stanford, giants all home. we've got the susan g. komen three-day going on. people wondering what's it going to be like out there? >> generally in september, we get some of our best weather. that's what we'll see today. a very comfortable day out there. if you like 70s and sunny skies, well, that's what we'll see around the bay area. still warm inland. if you are still longing for the summer sunshine and the heat, you know where to head. dealing with clouds out there this morning, just across the bay, into the east bay, along the peninsula with an onshore

breeze to about 14 miles per hour in oakland, where it's become a little bit more robust in the last half hour through fairfield this morning. now reporting 24 miles per hour. clouds and even fog in santa rosa this morning. still a cool start in parts of the north bay. 52 santa rosa right now, 59 in napa, low 60s antioch, livermore, fairfield. relatively mild outside your door and temperatures are climbing. 84 degrees in the afternoon today for concord. 86 in livermore. 85, morgan hill. these will be some of the warmer spots. widespread mid-60s to mid-70s around the bay. 70 in oakland. 65 in san francisco. 79 degrees to the north in santa rosa. extended forecast, today, a lot like what we felt yesterday. that really just about sums it up. for tomorrow, we'll be cooler, partly cloudy skies, thicker marine layer and temperatures in the afternoon expected to be anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees below today's highs. monday, tuesday, wednesday, we hike back up into the upper 80s for inland warmer spots and 60s along the coast. back to you.

well, thousands lacing up their running shoes this morning to raise money for breast cancer. we just mentioned it. why this year, though, the organization is in need of your help even more. >> and tomorrow marks two years since the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. we'll let you know how officials plan to mark the somber event. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and there are no withdrawal fees at over 17,500 chase atms all for one flat fee of $4.95 per month. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid.

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let them go. lot of smiles this morning after a terrifying three days for one bay area family. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. here's a look at some of the top stories we're following this morning. two children kidnapped by their father in south san francisco and taken out to sea for three days on a stolen yacht are back with their mother this morning. they were reunited last night in monterrey. the father of those children, now under arrest. well, vice presidential nominee paul ryan is in danville right now. he is attending a breakfast fund-raiser at the home of former 49ers tight end brent jones. and later this afternoon, he'll head over to google headquarters. people continue to show their support for the family of a california highway patrol officer killed in the line of duty. kenyon youngstrom was shot and killed wednesday during a routine traffic stop. the owners of an indoor trampoline park called jump highway in fairfield say they will donate all of tomorrow's proceeds to his family. this morning, police are working to identify the remains

of a female body. a hiker reported seeing the remains yesterday morning off canyon road in the area of arrow mass. this is about half mile from highway 101. here is video from news chopper 2 of where exactly that body was found. santa clara county sheriff deputies are also part of this investigation. yesterday, the department brought in a cs i-team to search the area around the body for any additional evidence. investigators are considering this a homicide. they also say the remains are not those of sierra lamar, who has been missing from morgan hill since march. meanwhile, volunteers in morgan hill continue to search for lamar. registration began this morning at 8:00. people 18 and older are searching areas based on tips from police for signs of the missing teenager. in may, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres was arrested for lamar's kidnapping and murder. he has yet to enter a plea. san jose police are looking for the car jackers who mowed down an elderly woman with her

own car. showing you the surveillance video, take a look at the top part of your screen. this is from august 25th. it shows a man walking to a gray suv in the shopping center at silver creek road and east capital parkway. police say he held a knife to the 70-year-old driver's throat, forced her out, then watch here as he hits her with the suv, as he drives off. now, she fell and was hurt, but we are told she is recovering. police say the suspect had a partner. both are african american, in their mid twenties, who were wearing dark clothing. well, only on 2, we're now being told a different version of the fatal police shooting in vallejo that left one man dead and another wounded. 21-year-old joe johnson talked to us from his hospital bed in walnut creek. johnson said he and his friend, 23-year-old mario romero were never a threat to police. police say romero got out of the car and reached for a gun in his waist band, but johnson says the only move romero made was to lean over and shield him. >> he realized that he wasn't

going to make it. so he wanted, he wanted to protect me from the rest of the bullets entering me so i could still survive. >> police say the gun they saw turned out to be a pellet gun. they did find drugs in the car, but johnson says none of that is true. he now has an attorney and his attorney wants the u.s. department of justice to investigate. tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. there will be a memorial ceremony at is not bruneau city park at 5:00 tomorrow. on tuesday, survivors gathered at the blast site with assemblyman jerry hill, sponsoring three bills aimed at upgrading pipeline oversite. eight people died, dozens were injured, and 38 homes were destroyed in the 2010 explosion. well, police arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the series of suspicious fires in east san rafael. julio cesar santa maria was arrested after a grass fire broke out. a witness told police he saw the

suspect start the fire, as well as another wan. he's also suspected of starting two other fires last week. he is booked on three counts of arson. a protest caused quite a scene at the deyoung museum in san francisco. >> we've got the power! >> more than a hundred union members took over the museum lobby last night. they argue that the museums make good money and that managers are getting raises, while employees are struggling to pay for healthcare. 19 protesters did get arrested for blocking the doors. employees from the deyoung and the palace of fine arts have been negotiating a contract for the past year. >> we're nonprofit workers, not making a ton of money anyway. we live in an expensive city. we are skilled workers. >> this union is sitting on the best contract offer that any city union has received in probably 20 years. >> spokesman ken garcia says the museum is offering workers up to a 12% wage increase over three years and insists that is three times what other san francisco

unions have settled for. there is another contract negotiation scheduled for monday. the grass fire kept firefighters in san jose busy overnight. the fire was in the area of story road and remillard court, reported just before 10:30 last night. san jose firefighters had a tough time getting to the fire at first, but were able to contain it overnight. a shell refinery in martinez is performing maintenance work today. officials don't want you to be alarmed if you see smoke. crews will be testing flares at the refinery. sometimes the testing can cause occasional smoke emissions and authorities want you to be aware that everything is under control. testing will last through the weekend. well, police say this week they mistakenly warned residents that potential burglars were posing as pg&e workers. authorities were first alerted of suspicious activity back on august 28th when residents on poppy drive and drake avenue report add man checking gas at

their homes. following an investigation, burlingame police say the man in question were in fact legitimate contractors working for pg&e. according to the l.a. times, park officials have decide that high sierra camps will remain open, even though one visitor who stayed there was sickened by the hantavirus. park officials say they are warning 6000 visitors who stayed at high sierra camps about possible exposure. there have been seven other cases of hantavirus, including three deaths linked to a group of tent cabins incur re village, on the valley floor. well, in texas, they are also dealing with the case of the hantavirus, but this one is related to a popular reality show. the centers for disease control say a woman contracted the illness while helping clean a house for the discovery series "hoarding." the home is now under quarantine, but there is concern because there were books removed from the house, donated to the

library and some of the books have already been lent out. the virus is contracted through droppings of infected mice. good morning to you. an enjoyable forecast for your weekend. we are waking up with mostly cloudy skies over parts of the east bay this morning. we've got clouds along the coastline, although mostly sunny in santa cruz. a little fog over parts of the north bay valley this morning. your forecast for today, low pressure off the coastline, going to back off just a little bit, allowing the ridge of high pressure that continues to our east to bring us a nice mild to warm day once again. by tomorrow, this is actually going to move a little coast ward, bringing us a bit of a cooldown. a little bit of high cloud cover, you can see, drifting here from the south. that will be the case for today, just a few high clouds passing overhead, where it will be a cause for concern will be over the sierra. if you're going to tahoe for the weekend, there is a 20% chance for thunderstorms. here at home, seasonal temperatures in the forecast, mostly sunny skies, temperatures a lot like what we saw

yesterday. the onshore breeze will be with us for the afternoon, anywhere 5 to 15 miles per hour. breezy through the delta at times this morning. good air quality in the forecast for today as well. a look at the satellite and radar, there is that spin there. if you look very closely, again, it will be moving closer to us in time for sunday. today, we've got mostly clear skies in the forecast for the afternoon. a few low clouds this morning, already beginning to burn off. 57 degrees in oakland right now, low 60s concord, areas around antioch and fairfield. we've got temperatures in the mid to upper 50s right around san francisco and down along the peninsula. afternoon highs for today, 78 expected for movado. 77 in petaluma. 67 sausalito. in the east bay, along the east bayshore line, 70 san leandro. 70 degrees in berkeley this afternoon. mid to upper 80s inland. santa clara valley, 79 for you. upper 70s, low 80s cupertino into saratoga, as well as los gatos.

on the peninsula today, nice day in san mateo, 73 for you. 76 palo alto. low 60s at the coast. 65 degrees expected this afternoon in san francisco. so just a great day to be outdoors. temperatures, again, cooling a few degrees for sunday afternoon and then as we get back to work on monday, who wants to talk about back to work monday? there it is, mid to upper 80s in the inland spots. mid to upper 60s at the coast. today, redwood city is offering help to stave your home from foreclosure. the fair began at 8:30 this morning and will run until 1:30 this afternoon, all being held at the sob rato center for nonprofits on dolphin drive. participants can meet with counselors to discuss options for avoiding foreclosure. bank officials will also be there to talk about refinancing. if you go, bring copies of your mortgage and financial documents. well, under new law in california, landlords have to give their tenants options on how to pay their rent. the bill signed on friday protects people who want to make

payments by check or money order. state senator ted lew wrote the bill and says people cannot be limited to only one option. the lawmaker says the bill came after he learned a property management group in southern california was trying to switch to an online only payment plan. day two of the susan g. komen three day is now under way. >> you ready? >> ready! >> the 60-mile journey started yesterday in marin county. more than a thousand people eventually made their way to san francisco, all in an effort to raise money for cancer research. earlier this year, the national susan g. komen organization came under fire after it pulled its support for planned parenthood. despite quickly reversing its decision, three day organizers say registration is down and one nonprofit says it expects to lose $100,000 in funding from its local afilliate. >> we are going to turn to a lot of our donors and ask them to step up to try to replace the komen funding. and we had plans to expand into other counties and i'm quite sure that's going to be on hold.

>> the susan g. komen san francisco afilliate is holding its own 5k race and walk tomorrow morning at 9:00. online registration is still open. a special dedication is being held on angel island this afternoon. officials will show off phase ii of the immigrant heritage wall. it includes the names of hundreds of immigrants who have passed through angel island. it also shares their stories about being on the island, as well as living in the united states. more than a thousand families donated money to create the wall. a teen kidnapped from her home last week in las vegas is now speaking out. the clues she left behind to help police track her down. >> reporter: the republican vice presidential nominee is wrapping up a fund-raiser at this east bay home. we'll tell you what supporters of paul ryan paid to attend the event and what some paid to take a photo with him. >> and after that event, paul ryan will eventually make his way to mountain view and google, possibly taking this stretch of roadway, 237 in milpitas. not sure of his exact route, but it is a possibility.

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. good morning to you. a live look, mostly cloudy skies over the bay area at this hour, beginning to burn back. temperatures ranging in the low 50s to low 60s. top stories this morning, two children police say were kidnapped by their father in south san francisco, then taken out to sea for three days on a stolen yacht are back with their mother this morning. they were reunited late last night in monterrey. the father is now under arrest. police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot an 18-year-old brentwood man last night at a well known pittsburg park. it happened just after 6:00 p.m.

at buchanon park. police say the victim was with a group of people that was approached by at least two other males. police believe the victim and suspect knew each other. and republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is in danville right now, attending a breakfast fund-raiser at the home of former 49ers tight end brent jones. ktvu's allie rasmus is live in the city of danville this morning with more on what ryan is doing in his bay area visit. >> reporter: well, it appears this fund-raiser, a breakfast fund-raiser, campaign event, appears it may be wrapping up. just in the last 10 minutes, we've seen some of the people inside this home, where the fund-raiser was happening pour out into the street and they are waiting for these guys in the blue jackets, the valet service, to bring their cars around. looking at the end of this driveway, there's probably about i would say 75 to 100 people who attended this event and are now waiting to take their cars so they can leave. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan was the guest

at this breakfast fund-raiser. he spoke to a group of supporters. it was just before 9:00 when the motorcade pulled up in the driveway of this danville home. brian stepped out and was greeted by the host of this fund-raiser, former 49 years tight end brent jones and his wife. some supporters paid $1000 a plate to hear ryan speak. other supporters who wanted to personally meet ryan and take a picture with him made a $10,000 contribution. now, if we take you back out here live, we can see the vice presidential nominee making his way out of this home. he's getting into the suv, so they are preparing to clear the area, clear the street so he can leave. we talked to neighbors in the area this morning. there are a lot of cars parked out here. again, there are about a hundred people at least attending this event. so you can imagine, the traffic that it caused on this street. we asked some of the residents around here what they thought about this political fund-raiser happening in their neighborhood and they had mixed feelings

about it. >> this is our first political visitation and i think it's wonderful for danville and for our community to host such an event. >> it's an absolute fire hazard. terrible fire hazard. no one will be able to get through. i hope to god we don't have any emergencies here on our road. >> reporter: ryan has a busy west coast schedule this weekend. he was in sparks, nevada last week for a public rally. later this afternoon, he's supposed to hit google's mountain view campus for some online chats he'll have there with some of the romney-ryan campaign headquarters in different states across the country. but again, we'll take you back out here live so you can see the motorcade, highway patrol, and a couple of suvs. republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan is in one of those vehicles, leaving the danville home of brent jones, former 49 years tight end who hosted this fund-raising event for the vice presidential candidate. live in danville, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. well, police in vallejo say

a pregnant woman and her boyfriend were targeted by gunmen. police say 28-year-old ashley mills and 31-year-old deshon jones were killed in their home by two men. witnesses say they saw the men in hooded sweat hirt running from the house after the shooting. police are trying to confirm the multiple reports that mills was pregnant with twins, but they are proceeding as if there are four victims in the case. the teen accused of hitting and killing a concord family, 17-year-old david rosen, will change his plea. he is accused of hitting a father and his 9-year-old daughter on a morning bike ride back in april. prosecutors say he was speeding and lost control of his car. rosen pled not vehicle to vehicular manslaughter charges last month, but is scheduled to be back in court later this month. palo alto police are investigating 17 car burglaries. it all happened in just two days. the incidents were reported at the stanford shopping center and forest city parking facilities. police have descriptions of the suspects, but are not releasing them because there are several

different versions. they do say it appears the suspects are targeting rental cars and stealing electronic equipment. a nevada teenager kidnapped last week is now talking about what happened. police say two men took melissa duran from her home in henderson and held her for about 20 hours. officers located the car used in the kidnapping and traced it back to the home where melissa was found. during her abduction, police say melissa had the presence of mind to leave behind clues that would help police. she left jewelry and pieces of her clothing everywhere she was so police could track her down. she also dialed 911. >> i was being held down and i was being blindfolded. >> duran says she got the idea to leave clues behind because of the show csi. her alleged kidnappers were former employees of her father. those two are now in custody. a superior court judge in sacramento ruled yesterday that

former governor arnold schwarzenegger did not break any laws when he reduced the prison sentence of a young man as one of his final acts in office. esteban nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabbian nunez. his sentence in a murder case was reduced from 16 years to 7 years at schwarzenegger's request. the judge called the decision to reduce the sentence repugnant, but said schwarzenegger had the authority under his executive powers. san mateo county's district attorney is joining a push for more executions at san quintin. court orders put executions on hold in california for nearly seven years over questions regarding the state's three-drug execution method. the da's effort comes two months before voters will decide whether to keep or abolish the death penalty in proposition 34. the california army national guard is holding a special ceremony in fairfield this morning. the 49th military police brigade is introducing their first female commander. colonel kelly fisher recently

returned from combat tour in afghanistan. she began her military career 28 years ago as an air force mental health technician at travis air force base. well, the seventh annual california capital air show kicks off today in rancho cordova. organizers say safety is a top concern this year and it comes nearly a year after a crash killed 10 spectators and pilot at the reno air races. pilots say it reinforces why they follow a strict set of safety guidelines. the capital air show is different from the reno race, because it is a show and not a race. it is more about showcasing performance maneuvers. the oakland a's looking to get that big winning streak back, but they will have to do it without a key player. we'll have an update on the condition of pitcher brandon mccarthy. outside our doors this morning, gray skies are parting. the temperatures are rising. we'll have a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood.

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. oakland a's on the road in seattle, pushing for a spot in the post season. top of the 4th, we go, tied at 1-1. a's get this 3-run shot from their own catcher, giving them a 4-1 lead. and that is really all they would need, as seattle doesn't put up a fight. a's win 6-1. a's taking on mariners again tonight at 6:00. the a's did not have one of their key players in the dugout last night, but they made sure brandon mccarthy was present in spirit. the a's put up his jersey in the dugout. mccarthy is recovering after having brain surgery on wednesday, after he was hit in the head by that line drive. even though mccarthy is recovering, he remains in serious condition. giants-dodgers, september baseball. the hunt for october is on. to the ball park we go. top of the 6th, tied at 1-1 last night. kennedy slaps a solo shot. bottom half of the inning, hunter pens with a dribbler down

the line. bottom of the 7th, marco scutaro, if we haven't said it, welcome to san francisco. right field, two runs score. giants win 5-2, now 5 1/2 games up on the dodgers. game 2 of that three-game set for today at 1:00, right here on ktvu. there's a new way to get to stanford football games. vta is offering a special service for the game day commute. some nonstop buses on lines 22 and 522 in palo alto will be shifted to almond street between paige mill road and the palo alto transit center. vta says it could cut down on game delays and keep the game on schedule. game kicks off 579:30 tonight against duke. vermont is challenging the antigay marriage law. that state's superior court has -- vermont joins new york and connecticut in denouncing the law, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

the states say the law unfairly discriminates against gay couples. well, if you are looking to fill your sweet tooth, head over to ghirardelli square in san francisco, because today is the 17th annual ghirardelli chocolate festival. that event features an ice cream eating contest, chocolate treats, and live music. the company celebrating its 160th anniversary this year. mike has said his mom has been down there all morning! >> i could picture the tent, people camp out for tickets. she's probably in one of the tents outside. >> only two more hours to go before it starts at noon. it is going to be free to the public. certainly a nice way to spend your saturday. >> should be fun down there. always fun to go down there, even for people who grew up here. tonight, cal will play even earlier, noon time. all you cal fans headed out the door, let's see what you can expect at memorial. rosemary? >> gorgeous out there. here's hoping you have an opportunity to get outdoors. low 50s to low 60s at this hour. mix of sun and clouds, a little bit of fog over parts of santa

rosa, but that's burning off. we've got mostly sunny skies for the afternoon, perhaps a few high clouds. by lunchtime, low 60s at the coast, 60s around the bay, widespread 70s inland. for the afternoon, another 10 degrees of warming for our inland spots. by the second half of the day, looking at mid-70s to 80s around the inland areas. a few upper 80s out there, maybe 90 near brentwood. mid-60s to mid-70s around the bay. low 60s at the coast. santa cruz, going to be a nice day in the 70s. already mostly sunny in santa cruz. extended forecast shows you we will cool down for the second half of the weekend, but not by a whole lot. still a nice day. then monday, tuesday, wednesday, back to right where we should be. mid to upper 80s in the forecast for the warmer spots. >> thanks, rosemary. that is our report for this morning. thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2news. >> we're always here at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. have a great day, everyone.

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